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Whereas an armed rebellion has beenorganized in certain states of this Union havingfor its purpose the overthorw of the governmentof the United States and whereas the authorsand movers of in this rebellian [sic] have [unkown] byviolence [unknown] forts and arsenals belonging to the UnitedStates, and otherwise plundered the governmentof large armaments of many and valuable property; and where as Ft. Sumpter, a fortressbelonging to the United States, the exclusiveproperties and jurisdiction over which he was werevested in the general government by the Constitution of the United States has been Besieg of besieged by a large army and assaulted bya destructive canonade and reduced to [unknown], and the national flaghauled down and disonored, and whereas thePresident of the United States in the exerciseof the powers vested in him by the FederalConstitution has called upon the severalStates remaining true to their allegiance, toaid him in the enforcement of laws,the recovery of national property, and the maintenance of the rightful authority of theUnited States: now, therefore, I Oliver P.Morton, governor of the state of Indiana Historical Societycall ??? loyal and patriotic men of this State to the number of six regiments to volunteerorganize themselves into military companiesand forthwith report the same to the Adjutant General

Whereas an armed rebellion has beenorganized in certain states of this Union havingfor its purpose the overthorw of the governmentof the United States and whereas the authorsand movers of in this rebellian [sic] have [unkown] byviolence [unknown] forts and arsenals belonging to the UnitedStates, and otherwise plundered the governmentof large armaments of many and valuable property; and where as Ft. Sumpter, a fortressbelonging to the United States, the exclusiveproperties and jurisdiction over which he was werevested in the general government by the Constitution of the United States has been Besieg of besieged by a large army and assaulted bya destructive canonade and reduced to [unknown], and the national flaghauled down and disonored, and whereas thePresident of the United States in the exerciseof the powers vested in him by the FederalConstitution has called upon the severalStates remaining true to their allegiance, toaid him in the enforcement of laws,the recovery of national property, and the maintenance of the rightful authority of theUnited States: now, therefore, I Oliver P.Morton, governor of the state of Indiana Historical Societycall ??? loyal and patriotic men of this State to the number of six regiments to volunteerorganize themselves into military companiesand forthwith report the same to the Adjutant General